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Calculating the Costs of Environmental Regulation

Pizer, William A.; Kopp, Raymond J. - 2003

Decisions concerning environmental protection hinge on estimates of economic burden. Over the past 30 years, economists have developed and applied various tools to measure this burden. In this paper, developed as a chapter for the Handbook of Environmental Economics, we present a taxonomy of...

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Australia’s entrepreneurial spirit: the contribution of franchising

Bothams, Christopher M - 2008

This research identifies the experiences, behaviours, attitudes, values and beliefs of Australia's most successful …

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Impact of China’s Agriculture Policies on Domestic and World Commodity Markets

Hansen, James M.; Tuan, Francis; Somwaru, Agapi; … - 2009

China’s agricultural and trade policies have been shifting despite little change in policy objectives. This paper investigates potential implications of recent agriculture policies applied in China, and quantitatively analyzes their impacts on domestic and international commodity markets....

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Mokesčių sistemos tobulinimas skatinant ekonomikos plėtrą šalyje

Arnašius, Dominykas - 2011

Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjama mokesčių sistema ir jos įtaka valstybės gyvavime. Darbo tikslas – atlikus empirinius mokesčių sistemos tyrimus, parengti didžiausią neigiamą įtaką šalies ūkiui darančių mokesčių tobulinimo strategiją, kuri skatintų ekonomikos plėtrą...

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Microsimulation tools for the evaluation of fiscal policy reforms at the Banco de España : Olympia Bover, José María Casado, Esteban García-Miralles and Roberto Ramos, José María L...

Bover Hidiroglu, Olympia; Casado García, José María; … - 2017

Este documento presenta los modelos de microsimulación desarrollados por el Banco de España para el estudio de reformas fiscales. Por un lado, describe la herramienta de microsimulación que evalúa cambios en el impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas (IRPF). Por otro lado, explica...

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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years

Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011

rates in broad occupational categories in Pakistan. The method used controls for average gender differences in these …

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Identifying Asset Poverty Thresholds New methods with an application to Pakistan and Ethiopia

Naschold, Felix - 2005

is whether such threshold points exist in Pakistan and Ethiopia and, if so, where they are located. Methodologically, the … growth. Moreover, the dynamic asset equilibria are very low. In Pakistan it is below the average asset holdings of the poor … insufficient for rural households in Pakistan and Ethiopia to escape poverty. …

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Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan

Ballard, Roger - 2005

The document contains a chapter of a World Bank report on remittances, its development impact as well as future prospects. It was published in 2005. The articles originated in 2003 during a conference organized by the Department for International Development, IMF, and World Bank, in London.

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The Implementation of Value Transfers in an Era of Financial Volatility: meeting the logistical challenge

Ballard, Roger - 2008

Presented at a workshop at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, this document explores the logistical solutions deployed within contemporary Hawala-style value transmission systems. It suggests that those frustrated by the lack of an effective global payments system for retial...

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Macroeconomic Determinants of the Happiness of the Poor: A Case Study of Pakistan

Shahbaz, Muhamm; Aamir, Naveed - 2008

time in Pakistan. Inflation influences the purchasing power of poor segments of population and definitely affects the … happiness of poor individuals in a small developing economy like Pakistan. Trade-openness improves happiness rankings of poor …

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